Indonesia: Jungle Weariness

For more than three years, almost
unnoticed, and with dwindling success, the men who launched the
"Colonels' Revolt" in 1958 have held out in Indonesia's remote jungles.
But last week the revolt finally spluttered to virtual extinction.
While President Sukarno preened himself among his neutralist peers in
Belgrade, out of the jungle of northern Sumatra marched Rebel "Premier"
Sjafruddin Prawiranegra to give up the fight. Surrendering with him
were 34 other top officials of the rebel government.

The revolt had got off to a promising start. It was led by some of the
nation's ablest officials, who had been driven...